Position:Associate professor
Degree: Doctoral Degree
T.M. Sheikh, A. Raza, S.M.M. Zia, H. Gardezi, J.-L. Zhang*, J. Jaganathan, K. Muthoosamy, Y. Yuan*. Influence of graphene oxide functional groups on C-S-H and CaCO₃ phase partitioning in cement. Cement and Concrete Research, 2026, accepted for publication
1. I. O. Fatoyinbo, J-L Zhang*, Y. Rong, Z. Qiao, C.K. Zhang, X.P. Yao, Y. Yuan. A multilayer compression method for buildability assessment in extrusion-based additive manufacturing of cementitious mortars. 2026, accepted for publication
Y Yuan, P Cui, J-L Zhang*, X Yao, H Mang, B Pichler. Conceptual investigation of thermoelectric linings of tunnels in high‐geothermal environments. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 2026, accepted for publication
Y. Yuan, S.M.M. Zia, T.M. Sheikh, M. Irfan-ul-Hassan, X.P Yao, H.B Zhu, J. L. Zhang*. Enhancing interlayer bond strength of 3D-printed concrete through microstructural densification by means of incorporating sugarcane bagasse ash. Structures 86, 111307.
J.L. Zhang, Y. Yuan, I.O. Fatoyinbo*, L. Zhou, Q. Liu. 3D-printable mortars incorporating municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: Linking hydration to extrudability and mechanical performance. Cleaner Materials, 2025, 100358.
D. L. Jin, Y. Yuan, S. M. Zheng, G. Muciaccia, J. Lógó, J. L. Zhang*. Effects of UHPC age and interfacial treatment on structural behavior of post-cast UHPC joints in prefabricated wall-base slab assemblies. Engineering Structures, 2025, 344, 121324.
Y. Yuan, B.-R. Shi, Y.-L. He, P. Feng, J.-L. Zhang*. Will a pre-structure concept be applicable to tunnels in squeezing ground? Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2025, 164: 106832.
Y. Yuan, R.-Y. Sheng, X. Yao, B. Pichler, H. A. Mang, J.-L. Zhang*. A three-step development strategy for 3D printable concrete containing coarse aggregates. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2025, 22: e04540.
Y. Yuan, I. O. Fatoyinbo, R. Sheng, Q. Wang, S. Zia, P. Cui, J.-L. Zhang*. Advancing the applicability of recycled municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash as a cement substitute in printable concrete: Emphasis on rheological and microstructural properties. Journal of Building Engineering, 2025, 103: 112133.
S. Liu, Z. Zhang, Y. Yuan Y, L. Taerwe, J-L Zhang*. A novel method for construction of railway stations based on continuous open caissons. Structural Concrete. 2025. 2025;26:8–12.
Y. Yuan, L. Shu, Z.-L. Xu, X.-Z. Wang, S. M. Mudassir, J-L. Zhang*. Experimental investigation of the effect of ground surcharge on the structural behavior of a quasi-rectangular tunnel. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2025, 19(3): 427-444.
Y. Yuan, I.O. Fatoyinbo, X. Yao, T. Liu, Y. Chi, J.-L. Zhang*. Dimensionless analysis-based permeability model of reinforced concrete under tension. Scientific Reports, 2024, 14 (1): 17163.
Y. Yuan, D.-L. Jin, L. Taerwe, G.-Q. Zhao, D.-S. Zhang, J.-L. Zhang*. Application of prefabrication construction method to the Asia's largest plant for sewage treatment. Structural Concrete, 2024, 25 (3): 1502-1507.
Y. Yuan, X. Wang, J.-L. Zhang*, Y. Tao, K. Van Tittelboom, L. Taerwe, and G. De Schutter*: The shear strength of the interface between artificial rock and printed concrete at super-early ages, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2024, 18(1):51-56
J.-L. Zhang, D.-L. Jin, Y. Yuan*, H. Chen, Z.-Y. Hu, J.-N. Qiu*: Shear behavior of cylindrical pin-sleeve connectors of neighboring segments of immersed tunnels, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023,140: 105288.
J.-L. Zhang, Y. Yuan*, X. Liu, H. Mang, and B. Pichler*: Quantification of the safety against groundwater ingress through longitudinal joints of segmental tunnel linings by means of convergences, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023,136: 105102.
J.-L. Zhang, Z. Jiang, X. Liu, Y. Yuan, H. Mang, and B. Pichler*: Identification of deformed configurations of segmental tunnel rings based on measured convergences, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023,135: 105033.
J-L. Zhang, X. Liu*, T. Ren, Y. Shi, Y. Yuan: Numerical analysis of tunnel segments strengthened by steel-concrete composites, Underground Space, 2022, 7: 1115-1124.
J.-L. Zhang, Y.-M. Gao, X. Liu*, Z.-A. Zhang, Y. Yuan, and H. A. Mang: A shield tunneling method for enlarging the diameter of existing tunnels: experimental investigations, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2022, 128: 104605.
J. L. Zhang, E. Binder, H. Wang, M. Aminbaghai, B. LA Pichler, Y. Yuan and Herbert A Mang*: On the added value of multiscale modeling of concrete, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2022, 16(7),1-23.
Z-J. Jiang, X. Liu, T. Schlappal, J-L. Zhang*, H. Mang and B.L.A. Pichler*: Asymmetric serviceability limit states of symmetrically loaded segmental tunnel rings: hybrid analysis of real-scale tests. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021, 113, 103832
J.-L. Zhang, X. Liu, J.-B. Zhao, Y. Yuan, H. Mang: Application of a combined precast and in-situ-cast construction method for large-span underground vaults. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021, 111, 103795.
J. L. Zhang, X. Liu, Y. Yuan, H.A. Mang, and B.L.A. Pichler: Transfer relations: useful basis for computer-aided engineering of circular arch structures. Engineering Computations, 2021, 38(3), 1287-1302
J.-L. Zhang, X. Liu, T.Y. Ren, Y. Yuan, H.A. Mang: Structural behavior of reinforced concrete segments of tunnel linings strengthened by a steel-concrete composite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019, 107444.
J.-L. Zhang, H.A. Mang, X. Liu, Y. Yuan, B. Pichler: On a nonlinear hybrid method for multiscale analysis of a bearing capacity test on a real-scale segmental tunnel ring. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2019, 32(7): 1343-1372.
J.-L. Zhang, T. Schlappal, Y. Yuan, H.A. Mang, B. Pichler: The influence of interfacial joints on the structural behavior of segmental tunnel rings subjected to ground pressure. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 84(2019), 538-556.
J.-L. Zhang, C. Vida, Y. Yuan, Ch. Hellmich, H.A. Mang, B. Pichler: A hybrid analysis method for displacement-monitored segmented circular tunnel rings, Engineering Structures, 148 (2017), 839 - 856.
J.-L. Zhang, X. Liu, Y. Yuan, H.A. Mang: Multiscale modeling of the effect of the interfacial transition zone on the modulus of elasticity of fiber-reinforced fine concrete, Computational Mechanics, 55 (2015), 1; 37 - 55.